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Surviving a family vacation is a feat, but add a tsunami and things get a tad more dangerous. We’re checking out the new to Blu-ray drama "The Impossible," out now from Summit Home Entertainment. The feats of the family (and review of it all!) are below!

Title: "The Impossible"

Grade: 3 1/2

Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland

Director: J.A. Bayona

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 114 minutes

Release Company: Summit Home Entertainment

Website: www.summit-ent.com

The Flick: The story of "The Impossible" is a harrowing one for sure, but the...

As Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter holiday in Thailand, they are looking forward to a few days in a tropical paradise. But on the morning of Boxing Day, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of the earth.

Maria freezes in fear when she sees a huge wall of black water racing across the hotel grounds towards them. A family is caught with tens of thousands of strangers in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.

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Viola Davis, Best Actress nominee for "The Help" in 2012, insists she's rooting for "everyone," but she "loved Lincoln." She added, "I love Daniel Day-Lewis, everyone does." She also gave props to his co-stars Sally Field and Tommy lee Jones.

She gushed: "I felt like I spent two and a half hours with Lincoln."

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'The Impossible' starts out on an airplane. A lovely British family, Maria Bennet (Naomi Watts), her husband, Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three young sons are off to Thailand for an idyllic Christmas vacation. What could be better?

When they arrive at their resort, they are even given an complimentary upgrade. The family now has a beautiful, luxurious beachfront villa to waste away their vacation time in.

After presents are exchanged, everyone heads down to the pool where they join their fellow happy holiday tourists.

Naomi Watts battled bronchitis and stomach problems on the set of The Impossible after swallowing large amounts of water during grueling scenes for the tsunami movie.

The King Kong star appears opposite Ewan McGregor in the new disaster epic, which tells the story of real-life survivor Maria Belon as she struggles to find her family in Thailand in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Watts filmed a number of underwater scenes for the movie, and director Juan Antonio Bayona has revealed the shoot made his star sick.

Naomi Watts suffered a terrifying panic attack while shooting ocean scenes for tsunami movie The Impossible when a technical fault left her trapped underwater.

The International star appears opposite Ewan McGregor in the new disaster epic, which tells the story of real-life survivor Maria Belon struggling to find her family in Thailand in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Most of the ocean scenes were filmed in a special tank in Spain, but Watts admits the shoot didn't go smoothly for her and she was left terrified when the equipment failed.

Naomi Watts attended "The Impossible" U.K. premiere in London, England, on Monday night, and she looked incredible in a black Tom Ford dress that showed some skin in the back. The knee-length gown also had giant draping sleeves.

The film is set during the 2004 Thailand tsunami and is inspired by actual events. It centers on Henry (Ewan McGregor), his wife Maria (Naomi Watts), and their three sons as they face one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. "The Impossible" hits theaters on Dec. 21.

Watts also stars in the upcoming film "Diana" about Diana, Princess of Wales and h...

Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts' new disaster movie The Impossible is on course to break box office records in Spain.

Juan Antonio Bayona's drama, which chronicles a real-life family's struggles during the tsunami which lashed the coast of Thailand over Christmas in 2004, is set become the highest-grossing release for a Spanish film.

The feat will topple 2001 movie The Others, which grossed $35.5 million domestically, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Impossible opened in Spain on October 11 and has already racked up $35.4 million at the box office.